Lepechinia hastata exclude_rebuy each held above the foliage

each held above the foliage by a 4" stem

It remains to be seen how much summer heat these will tolerate

This new sport of H

and fortunately it's easy to remove

Pteris vittata is becoming widely used as a bioremediation plant to clean arsenic-laced soils

Lepechinia hastata exclude_rebuy each held above the foliageIf it looks like a salvia, flowers like a salvia, and even smells like a salvia it must be Lepechinia hastata. This salvia relative is native to Baja California, Mexico but is amazingly winter hardy in NC. The large, deliciously scented, spade like, felty green leaves adorn the stalk that grows upright. In late summer it tops out at 4'+ with see through flower spikes, composed of red lavender lipstick like flowers a hummingbird treat. Lepechinia